The measurement of heart rate variability (HRV) is often considered a convenient non-invasive assessment tool for monitoring individual adaptation to...
This study investigated the impact of nature experience on affect and cognition. We randomly assigned sixty participants to a 50-min...
Based on attention restoration theory we proposed that micro-breaks spent viewing a city scene with a flowering meadow green roof...
At times, people keep their emotions from showing during social interactions. The authors' analysis suggests that such expressive suppression should...
This article reports two studies investigating the relationship between emotional feelings and respiration. In the first study, participants were asked...
Given the limited success of conventional treatments for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), investigations of alternative approaches are warranted....
Yoga is thought to reduce stress; however, few studies have quantified plasma levels of stress hormones. Yoga includes physical postures,...
Examined the efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in treating 46 male 18–46 yr old hospital outpatients with dysthymia. The...
Two studies investigated the association between cortisol levels and memory performance in healthy adults. In a first study, 13 subjects...
Stress and cortisol are known to impair memory retrieval of well-consolidated declarative material. The effects of cortisol on memory retrieval...